Wow this guy special... If your taking 17 hours on the raid should of quit after the first 3rd or 4th your team is obviously failing really bad. Currency/factions and different stuff is basic mmo not including that the world of Destiny is technically post apocalyptic in it's own way of course the biggest resource is glimmer because it is programmable material. Destiny no where near perfect but it is far from a crap fest.